Researching into Female characters

In the film Industry there has been a rise is the number of strong female characters that now inspire younger generations. We have decided that in our film, we would like to present a strong female character as the protagonist, therefore I think some research into female characters in modern films will help our decisions for our character's personality.



Katniss Everdeen-The Hunger Games

Katniss in 'The Hunger Games'is a strong female character because she does everything in her power to protect her family. She is independent and prefers to be alone and not have to rely on others. Despite romantic interest from other characters Katniss is adamant that she has no time to think about herself only about her sister and mother. Katniss is seen as a symbol of hope for people to look up to when protesting about their treatment from the authorities. From a young age she had to put her family first and take care of her family since her father's death and her mother's decline.


Kathy- Never Let Me Go

Kathy is a strong female because she has had to learn to deal with her situation of being a clone who's purpose in life is to donate organs. Even with her short life that has already been planned out for her, she manages to find the strength to care for others as they donate and are at the end of their lives. Kathy is strong minded and stands up for what is right.





Skeeter - The Help

Skeeter in 'The Help' is a strong woman as even as she is born into privilege she starts a project writing about black maids and their unfair treatment from the majority of the white community, Skeeter defying social norms of the time, is isolated from the community because of her views on the civil rights movement.




Looking at these examples of strong female characters I would like to have a combination of these characteristics in my character. I would like to portray my character mainly being similar to Kathy from Never Let Me Go, being strong enough to accept her differences but not letting herself be overwhelmed by her life being so far from normal, and also Katniss' ability to put others before herself. I think by taking inspiration from these characters, my protagonist will be interesting and likable.

-Samantha